Projects Carried Out by the Department

(a) Completed     

(i) Dielectric properties of potassium-sodium niobate (PSN) system.
Project cost                   : Rs. 15.45 Lakh.
Duration                        : Three years.
Funding Agency              : DST, New Delhi.
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(ii) Sustained utilization of Garhwal Himalayan rivulets for electricity generation by modifying Gharats.

Project cost                   : Rs. 4.27 Lakh.
Duration                        : Three years.
Funding Agency              : GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment Development, Almora.
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(iii) Documentation and investigation of mysteries/ miracles in the   rural society of Garhwal region in U.P. Hills.

Project cost                   : Rs. 1.06 Lakh.
Duration                        : One year.
Funding Agency              : NCSTC, DST, New Delhi.
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(iv) Studies on scanning magnetron sputtered TiN coatings as diffusion barriers for silicon devices.

Project cost                : Rs. 15.26 Lakh.
Duration                     : Three years.
Funding Agency           : DST, New Delhi.
Principal Investigator  : Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(b) On-going

(i) Strengthening of 'Test & Measurement Laboratory'

Project cost               : Rs. 11.80 Lakh.
Duration                    : Two years.
Funding Agency          : AICTE, New Delhi.
Principal Investigator  : Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(ii) Scanning magnetron sputtered deposition of TiN-Ag stacks for photo- thermal conversion of sunlight.

Project cost                : Rs. 17.08 Lakh.
Duration                     : Three years,
Funding Agency           : DST, New Delhi.
Principal Investigator  : Dr. N. S. Panwar.

(iii)    Electrical properties of mixed sodium potassium niobate thin films.
Project cost                : Rs. 5.87 Lakh.
Duration                     : Three years,
Funding Agency           : UGC, New Delhi.
Principal Investigator  : Dr. N. S. Panwar.

Students guided for D. Phil. Degree (under the supervision of Dr. N. S. Panwar) 

(a)  Awarded (Six)

1. Dr. Abhay Anand Bourai (1992).
2. Dr. Yogendra Singh Rawat (1993).
3. Dr. Raj Bihari Singh Rawat (1993).
4. Dr. Vijay Singh Bist (1998).
5. Dr. Vijendra Lingwal (2002).
6. Dr. Abbal Singh (2005).

(b) Working/Registered for D. Phil. Degree (under the supervision of Dr. N. S. Panwar)  

  (i) Mr. Binod Kumar Bhadri
 (ii) Mr. Santhosh Kumar S.    
(iii) Mr. Prasanth S.       
 (iv) Ms. Karuna Kandari
  (v) Ms. Chandrakanta Bhatt
 (vi) Mr. Alok Kandari      
(vii) Ms. Aradhana Bhandari